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Mohamed Elshafey
School of Engineering, The knowledge Hub Universities, Partnered with Coventry University, Cairo Governorate 11311, Egypt

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Journal article
Published: 20 March 2020 in Applied Sciences
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The need for building protection against blast loads is a crucial issue nowadays due to the escalating threat of terrorist attacks, which affect people’s lives and critical structures. Consequently, design of protective panels to segregate building façades from the effect of a nearby explosion is required. Such design mainly depends on the ability of protective panels to mitigate and diffract the blast wave before reaching building façades. Five protective panel models with different designs, referred to as the Combined Protection System (CPS), are introduced in this paper. The main objective of this research was to achieve a design that could sustain a blast load with minimum plastic deformations. The introduced CPS designs included two steel plates linked by connector plates. The CPS dimensions were 3 m × 3 m × 0.35 m, representing length, width, and height, respectively. After that, the successful panel design was supported by placing these panels onto a masonry wall in different configurations. The protective panels were tested against 50 kg of trinitrotoluene (TNT) with a standoff distance of one meter. The final run of the optimum model was carried out using a blast load equivalent to 500 kg of TNT. The air–structure interactions were simulated using finite element analysis software called “ANSYS AUTODYN”, where the deformation of the panel was the governing parameter to evaluate the behavior of different designs. The analysis showed minimum deformation of the CPS design with vertical and horizontal connecting plates in a masonry wall distanced at 500 mm from the panel. However, the other designs showed promising results, which could make them suitable for critical structural protection on different scales.

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Ageel Alogla; Mahmoud Helal; Mohamed Mokbel Elshafey; Elsayed Fathallah. Numerical Analysis for Critical Structures Protection against Blast Loading Using Metallic Panels. Applied Sciences 2020, 10, 2121 .

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Ageel Alogla, Mahmoud Helal, Mohamed Mokbel Elshafey, Elsayed Fathallah. Numerical Analysis for Critical Structures Protection against Blast Loading Using Metallic Panels. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10 (6):2121.

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Ageel Alogla; Mahmoud Helal; Mohamed Mokbel Elshafey; Elsayed Fathallah. 2020. "Numerical Analysis for Critical Structures Protection against Blast Loading Using Metallic Panels." Applied Sciences 10, no. 6: 2121.

Journal article
Published: 23 August 2019 in Applied Sciences
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Among the most important problems confronted by designers of submarines is to minimize the weight, increase the payload, and enhance the strength of pressure hull in order to sustain the hydrostatic pressure and underwater explosions (UNDEX). In this study, a Multiple Intersecting Cross Elliptical Pressure Hull (MICEPH) subjected to hydrostatic pressure was first optimized to increase the payload according to the design requirements. Thereafter, according to the optimum design results, a numerical analysis for the fluid structure interaction (FSI) phenomena and UNDEX were implemented using nonlinear finite element code ABAQUS/Explicit. The propagation of shock waves through the MICEPH was analyzed and the response modes (breathing, accordion and whipping) were discussed. Furthermore, the acceleration, displacement and failure index time histories at different locations were presented. The results showed that the greatest acceleration occurred in the athwart direction, followed by the vertical and longitudinal directions. Additionally, the first bubble pulse has a major effect on athwart acceleration. Moreover, the analysis can be effectively used to predict and calculate the failure indices of pressure hull. Additionally, it provides an efficient method that reasonably captures the dynamic response of a pressure hull subjected to UNDEX.

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Mahmoud Helal; Huinan Huang; Elsayed Fathallah; Defu Wang; Mohamed Mokbel Elshafey; Mohamed Ali. Numerical Analysis and Dynamic Response of Optimized Composite Cross Elliptical Pressure Hull Subject to Non-Contact Underwater Blast Loading. Applied Sciences 2019, 9, 3489 .

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Mahmoud Helal, Huinan Huang, Elsayed Fathallah, Defu Wang, Mohamed Mokbel Elshafey, Mohamed Ali. Numerical Analysis and Dynamic Response of Optimized Composite Cross Elliptical Pressure Hull Subject to Non-Contact Underwater Blast Loading. Applied Sciences. 2019; 9 (17):3489.

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Mahmoud Helal; Huinan Huang; Elsayed Fathallah; Defu Wang; Mohamed Mokbel Elshafey; Mohamed Ali. 2019. "Numerical Analysis and Dynamic Response of Optimized Composite Cross Elliptical Pressure Hull Subject to Non-Contact Underwater Blast Loading." Applied Sciences 9, no. 17: 3489.

Journal article
Published: 01 June 2012 in International Journal of Protective Structures
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Manufacture, transport, and storage of dangerous goods, especially energetic materials, in Canada and around the world pose serious challenges to explosives regulators and inspectors. Currently siting of manufacturing and storage facilities are in accordance with quantity-distance principles designed to mitigate effects of accidental explosions. The land requirements to satisfy these principles are imposing financial burdens on the explosives sector. This paper presents an experimental program designed to investigate the effectiveness of suppressive shield containers in reducing the blast pressure outside of the container while eliminating fragments thus reducing the distance requirement for the stored amount of explosives. Several suppressive shield panels including aluminium foam-lined panels were tested to study their effect on blast pressure and impulse. In addition computational fluid dynamics techniques were used to study suppressive shields effects on blast environment. The results show reduction of the incident peak blast pressure by 60% and the incident impulse by 58%. The aluminium foam-lined suppressive shield panels attenuated the peak incident pressure and impulse by 80%.

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Abass Braimah; Mohamed Elshafey; Abd El Halim O. Abd El Halim; Ettore Contestabile. Experimental Investigation of Aluminum Foam Lined Suppressive Shield Containment Vessels. International Journal of Protective Structures 2012, 3, 193 -220.

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Abass Braimah, Mohamed Elshafey, Abd El Halim O. Abd El Halim, Ettore Contestabile. Experimental Investigation of Aluminum Foam Lined Suppressive Shield Containment Vessels. International Journal of Protective Structures. 2012; 3 (2):193-220.

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Abass Braimah; Mohamed Elshafey; Abd El Halim O. Abd El Halim; Ettore Contestabile. 2012. "Experimental Investigation of Aluminum Foam Lined Suppressive Shield Containment Vessels." International Journal of Protective Structures 3, no. 2: 193-220.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2012 in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
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Mohamed Mokbel Elshafey; Abass Braimah; Abd O. Abd El Halim; Ettore Contestabile. Aluminum Foam-Lined Suppressive Shields for Safe Transport of Explosives. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2012, 2288, 91 -102.

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Mohamed Mokbel Elshafey, Abass Braimah, Abd O. Abd El Halim, Ettore Contestabile. Aluminum Foam-Lined Suppressive Shields for Safe Transport of Explosives. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2012; 2288 (1):91-102.

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Mohamed Mokbel Elshafey; Abass Braimah; Abd O. Abd El Halim; Ettore Contestabile. 2012. "Aluminum Foam-Lined Suppressive Shields for Safe Transport of Explosives." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2288, no. 1: 91-102.

Journal article
Published: 12 May 2009 in Journal of Transportation Security
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Transportation of dangerous goods (DG) represents an important portion of the overall transport of freight in the world. Ground transport (excluding pipelines) moves approximately 21% to 31% of the total tonnage of DG in Canada. Accidents involving DG might occur at any time, at any location along transport routes or within storage areas and they not only affect people and the environment but also have a great impact on the national economy. This paper presents the details of experimental investigation studying the blast attenuation capability of suppressive shield panels (SSP). Moreover, the performance of one type out of four designed suppressive shield panels (SSPs) using a numerical approach to verify an experimental study. The technology can be used for the storage, processing and transport of explosive materials, or can also be applied to protecting attractive targets and infrastructure that is deemed vulnerable to explosive attacks, including those attacks accompanied by the threat of fragment bombs. Various configurations of commercially-available steel angles were assembled as SSPs and were evaluated for their capability to attenuate blast pressure from detonating Pentolite charges. Results obtained from the experimental tests of 0.5 kg charges indicated that the SSPs attenuate the blast pressure to values in the range of 40% to 60%. The results of this research can be extended to include the design and construction of SSPs for transportation of DG by sea as well. Effectively, this can include the strengthening of current standard containers.

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Mohamed Mokbel Elshafey; A. O. Abd El Halim; O. B. Isgor; E. Contestabile; T. Katsabanis. Numerical and experimental investigations for safer transportation of dangerous goods. Journal of Transportation Security 2009, 2, 13 -27.

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Mohamed Mokbel Elshafey, A. O. Abd El Halim, O. B. Isgor, E. Contestabile, T. Katsabanis. Numerical and experimental investigations for safer transportation of dangerous goods. Journal of Transportation Security. 2009; 2 (1):13-27.

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Mohamed Mokbel Elshafey; A. O. Abd El Halim; O. B. Isgor; E. Contestabile; T. Katsabanis. 2009. "Numerical and experimental investigations for safer transportation of dangerous goods." Journal of Transportation Security 2, no. 1: 13-27.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2009 in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
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Mohamed Mokbel Elshafey; E. Contestabile; A. O. Abd El Halim; O. B. Isgor. Improving the Safety of Transportation of Dangerous Goods. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2009, 2097, 117 -124.

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Mohamed Mokbel Elshafey, E. Contestabile, A. O. Abd El Halim, O. B. Isgor. Improving the Safety of Transportation of Dangerous Goods. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2009; 2097 (1):117-124.

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Mohamed Mokbel Elshafey; E. Contestabile; A. O. Abd El Halim; O. B. Isgor. 2009. "Improving the Safety of Transportation of Dangerous Goods." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2097, no. 1: 117-124.

Proceedings article
Published: 11 June 2007 in Digital Architecture and Construction
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M. Hamdy; Mohamed Mokbel Elshafey; A. O. Abd El Halim. International security after the cold war: utilization of the network technique to prioritize world threats. Digital Architecture and Construction 2007, 94, 1 .

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M. Hamdy, Mohamed Mokbel Elshafey, A. O. Abd El Halim. International security after the cold war: utilization of the network technique to prioritize world threats. Digital Architecture and Construction. 2007; 94 ():1.

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M. Hamdy; Mohamed Mokbel Elshafey; A. O. Abd El Halim. 2007. "International security after the cold war: utilization of the network technique to prioritize world threats." Digital Architecture and Construction 94, no. : 1.

Conference paper
Published: 11 June 2007 in Geo-Environment and Landscape Evolution III
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Physical infrastructure is constructed to provide services to it users. The perceptions of users regarding the level of service are not necessarily...

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Mohamed Mokbel Elshafey; D. Rowlands; E. Contestabile; A. O. Abd El Halim. Airport level of service perceptions before and after September 11: a neural network analysis. Geo-Environment and Landscape Evolution III 2007, 1 .

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Mohamed Mokbel Elshafey, D. Rowlands, E. Contestabile, A. O. Abd El Halim. Airport level of service perceptions before and after September 11: a neural network analysis. Geo-Environment and Landscape Evolution III. 2007; ():1.

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Mohamed Mokbel Elshafey; D. Rowlands; E. Contestabile; A. O. Abd El Halim. 2007. "Airport level of service perceptions before and after September 11: a neural network analysis." Geo-Environment and Landscape Evolution III , no. : 1.